The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-15
EnArTIs1's.
Session OF tho Goncrni Association Of West
Virginia at Pntkersburg.

Session OF tho O0nernl Assneintlon Oh hest
8R Virginia at Patkersburg.
Special Correspondents u ne IntelIioener.
pARKERsnuRo, VIVA, Oct 14.-Tho
negotiation me. In lie twenty.third annual
meeting ID the Baptist church, yesterday,
and wac called 10 order by the President,
Professor D. 3. parintou, IL. D., OF the
State Uniyesslly, al 1870 o'clock P. NJ.
After devotional exercises, Rsy. Dr.. Oar.
ter, pastor Of the church, delivered q
telicesoua address OF welcome. 10 said
there wero two Parkcrnburgs; one was the
parkersburg OF churches, Sunday schools
and Christian homea; tho other was the
parkessburg Of saloons, gambling houses
and wickednesa in general. He hoped
that tho association had como TO the urst
pa,kersburg. He extended most hearty
welcome to the churcheg, homes and
hearts OF the good people Of the city. The
address was responded to by the President,
who said tina. tho association had met 30
often in ParkerBburg that we wero accus.
toned to sharing In It's hospitality.
Tho association was then permanently
organized by the election Of tho following
officers: presldent-Protesaor D. g. Pu.
|riuton, LID, oil MorRantown; Secretary
w. +. Atkinson, OF Parkersburg. Vice
preaidents--Flrst,, Rev. ]. W. Garter, DID
Petersburg; Second, Rev. II. Lsngtord,
fD.D., Weeton; Third, M. Bit, DID,, Hin.
ton; Fourth, ". 2. Walker, DID,, Hunt
ington.
Rsys. T. G. johnson, +. r.. sadler and
L. L. Peters were appointed reporters to
furnish the dslly papers OF the State with
the reports oithe proceedings Of this meet.
ling. .i,s :. ..1''t az
Thursday afternoon was devoted to
women's mission work. Tho report was
read by DR.. Carter. The doctor, In speak
iog Of The report, said that 10 hoped that
tho report next year would DO prepared
by woman, and than spoke with bis
Usual sasnestness and eloqusncs Of
womln'c poeition In tho evansslization OF
the world; her exalted poaition in 3d.
cIety to-day rs compared with what 1t YVES
in Greece and Rome, is due to the eie.
vs.inE Influence Of the gospel. He hoped
that this work will DO enlarged.
Rev. Thomas Allen, Of Dayton, Ohio,
WlS CblAtu Ouk Auh ppoho IA WouUA dGs
graded portion In heather lands. We
must aend women as missionaries to teach
I the heather women, as man can have 10
success in their preaching to heather wo.
men,. Judson baptized nine men before he
baptsea onewoman. Women are regarded
by heather men "a inferior beingn, and
can never obtain annihilation, tho high
est felicity OF the heather religion, unless
they can be born again and born a man.
Hence women alwayn pray that they may
be born man. The heathen hayo no
schoola for girls. Mr.. Allen spent Elk
yeara in Bunnuda SIS missionary, and
said he never Baw but two heather wo-
men who could read outside the mission
schools. And thus, with tho statement OF
many other interesting iacts, ehowiug the
degraded condition Of women in heather
lands. He held bio audience for half an
Ihour, making profound impression upon
the minds Of al that women have mighty
work to do in Foreign Missions. ID.
Rsv. W. e. Powell said there are two
great questions that are now impressed
upon the minds Of men as never before:
one is TO give the gospel to the world and
the other 10 suppress the rum power. In
the solution VI these two great questions
woman is playing very prominent and
important part. {,
Mia Maud Montgomery read a paper
on "Young Wcmen's Work."
| Miss Jennie Downer, OF Huntington,
read paper on tho "Diflicult;ea Of We.
men's WORK."
Mrs. Snow, OF Parkeraburg, read a pa.
per on Suggestions to ABsociational Sec
retnries."
Mrn. Snow is business woman, and her
paper had ring Of business in it. She
advocated the mite box System OF contri-
buttons, and exhibited boxes, giving their
cost, how to obtain them and how to use
them. She slso exhibited q number OF
curioua srticles gathered from heather
countries. q.
Among the visitors from abroad are
Rev. G. ". Lushen, DID,, editor of the
Journal and Messenger. Cincinnati, Rev. Z.
P. Brunei. pastor Of Madisonville church,
Ohio, y. Drummond, Of Washington, Pa,
and Rfv r. Allan of Dnvion n :